Sunday, September 28, 2014

Sometimes, a film unfolds so fast
and furiously that it’s hard to keep score. Such is the case with Plastic, a
high-octane, high body count affair following the antics of a stolen credit
card ring run by a brilliant and brazen computer hacker named Sam (Ed
Speelers).

The movie opens with one of those “Based on a True Story” (google
Saq Mumtaz) which might mean that what you’re about to see is the cinematic
culmination of painstakingly-researched historical fact. However, it’s could
just as easily be serving as a disclaimer designed to sucker you into believing
a farfetched story since, well, somebody once said it happened.

I suspect that this tall tale belongs in the latter category.
Regardless, I suppose all that matters in the end is whether the picture has
any entertainment value. Plastic does throw a lot of testosterone-directed gore
and sensuality at you, but not much for anyone outside of the eroticized
violence demographic.

The fun starts when the gang of four steals the identity of Marcel
(Thomas Kretschmann) to the tune of a couple hundred
thousand pounds. Boy, does this sadistic gangster know how to hold a grudge.
Soon enough, he turns the tables and has the college student punks promising to
pay him back ten times the amount they stole, plus interest.

High-stylized piffle
designed to titillate and satiate bloodlust while slowly turning your brain to
mush!

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